Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

CHESHIRE, CT (WFSB) – Some churches in Connecticut offered drive-thru ashes on Ash Wednesday. One of them was the First Congregational Church in Cheshire, which said it was doing it to accommodate the ...

Between 550 and 575 students came together at Powers Catholic High School in Flint this week for the school’s Ash Wednesday service.

Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became ...

Lent seems the perfect antidote to the frightening political theater we witnessed Tuesday night in Washington, when a ...

Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing ...

The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here are four things to know about it. 1. Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Why exactly is this day celebrated? We'll go over the history of Ash Wednesday in the Christian church, answer whether or not ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Easter dinner was second in importance only to the Christmas dinner, and seasonal Spring meats such as lamb, veal or kid were customary. Prosperous farmers distributed meat amongst their poorer ...

Today is Ash Wednesday when Catholics worldwide begin fasting 46 days before Easter Sunday that marks Christians’ belief in ...